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to prevent her . " Do you not hear the splendid harmonies of the master ?* ' said Julia ; " I must find him , I must sing with him . " But sister Emanuella held her tight by the arm , and said , in a solemn voice , " Wretched sinner , who deserts the service of the saints ; whose heart is full of worldly thoughts ; know , that if you quit this place , thy voice will break ; that gift which was lent to thee to give praise will be extinguished for ever !" ' Julia bowed her head in silence , and departed . c At the hour of matins , at the time when the nuns again
assembled in the church , a thick smoke spread on all sides , and soon the flames penetrated , hissing , through the wooden buildings , and encircled the cloister . It was with great trouble and danger that the nuns were able to save their lives . The trumpets sounding through the camp awoke the soldiers , who , headed by Don Aguilar , hastened to give assistance . Aguilar sought in vain everywhere for Julia , to save her from the flames ; she was
nowhere to be seen . In a very short time the immense camp of Isabella was only a heap of cinders . The Moors took advantage of the confusion which reigned to attack the Christian army ; but the Spaniards displayed the greatest valour ; and when the enemy was repulsed , the queen assembled her chiefs , and ordered that a town should be built on the very spot so lately occupied by the camp . Thus the Moors were informed that the siege of Granada would never be raised . '
< If religious matters might be meddled with upon the stage , said the chapel-master , ' the part of Julia would exhibit some brilliant things , in two distinct styles , the romances and the church music . A march for the Spaniards would do very well ; and that scene of the mendicant would , I think , be a hit . But go on , and let us hear more about Julia , who I hope was not burnt to death . '
' Take notice first , my dear chapel-master , that the town , which was built by the Spaniards in the space of twenty-one days , is Santa Fe , to be found very near Granada still . I ought to have told you this en passant , but your strange remarks have involuntarily drawn me into a too familiar style . That I may
regain the true tale-telling dignity , do play me , if you please , one of those adagios of Beethoven . I see you have him ' open upon the piano . ' The chapel-master did as the other requested , who afterwards continued thus : —
' The Moors ceased not to annoy the Spaniards during the building of the town , and consequently many sanguinary combats took place , in which Don Aguilar displayed the greatest valour . Returning one day from a skirmish , he quitted the troops , and continued his road to the camp alone , delivering himself up to sad thoughts . The image of Julia was continually before his eyes , IW ? n in the fight he pften thought he , hea ^
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88 The Sanclus .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1835, page 88, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2642/page/8/
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